Image
![Very busy scene with many vehicles and pedestrians seen outside of buildings on both sides of a very wide roadway. One building in the foreground has “Lackawanna & Western R.R.” painted on the side. Very busy scene with many vehicles and pedestrians seen outside of buildings on both sides of a very wide roadway. One building in the foreground has “Lackawanna & Western R.R.” painted on the side.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/primary-sources/images/history-education-pss-transportation-marine-source.jpg?itok=Y7UI7Rs-)
Description
This image is a view down Cortlandt Street in New York with the Hudson River seen in the background. Many companies set up on terminals as a changing station for modes of transportation from truck/rail to ship and from ship to truck/rail. From this location, ships could go all over the world and trucks and trains could go all over the continent of North America. New York had a population of 3,437,202 in 1900 and 8,008,278 in 2010.
Source-Dependent Questions
- Was this image taken in a rural area or an urban area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
- Why would a railroad company have a large building at a marine terminal?
Citation Information
"[Marine terminals, New York, N.Y.]," Detroit Publishing Co., between 1900 and 1910. Courtesy of Library of Congress